Dispute resolution
Fighting for your interests
Our litigation team offers comprehensive dispute resolution services, having successfully represented clients in civil, commercial, criminal, and arbitration courts.
With decades of experience in French and international procedures, our team of elite lawyers helps with:
- Complex litigation
- Business criminal law and compliance
- Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods

Interventions
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Commercial Litigation
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White collar crime
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Compliance
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Conciliation and Mediation
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National and International Arbitration
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Insurance Litigation
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Corporate Litigation
Commercial Litigation
We work with clients to achieve optimal outcomes in cases of commercial litigation. We have extensive experience managing litigation disputes involving payment delays, non-performance of contractual clauses, unfair practices, commercial relationship termination, product liability, and other issues.
White collar crime
As experts on criminal law in the corporate context, our lawyers defend companies and their executives in cases of fraud and financial crime. Our team will lead defense strategies and litigation before French courts, utilizing a global network of partner law firms to assist clients in sensitive international cases.
Our lawyers have extensive experience representing clients in public interest judicial agreements with the National Financial Prosecutor's Office.
Compliance
August Debouzy lawyers work with corporate clients to establish internal procedures and ensure compliance with national and international regulations.
The team helps you manage whistleblowing crises, compliance challenges, conduct internal investigations, and represent clients in courts and regulatory authorities in France and abroad.
Our services also include risk mapping, internal audit of existing compliance measures, and in-depth training on anti-money laundering, and anti-corruption regulations.
Conciliation and Mediation
Depending on clients’ exact needs, our lawyers determine the optimal form of resolution for every dispute.
Thanks to the breadth of our experience, we can support clients in both conciliation and mediation efforts to effectively and permanently resolve disputes.
Whenever possible, we work to avoid contentious litigations and provide more discreet resolutions for our clients.
National and International Arbitration
Our team of top arbitration lawyers has extensive experience in both the commercial and institutional context, in France and internationally.
We support corporate and government clients at all stages of the dispute resolution process, from pre-litigation to award enforcement.
With unrivaled experience in all forms of arbitration, our lawyers are equipped to handle complex disputes relating to infrastructure projects, commercial issues, and mergers and acquisitions.
Insurance Litigation
We help clients faced with industrial risks, insurance fraud, professional liability issues in various contexts.
We analyze the case and advise on the way forward whether it is best to start a litigation process or to negotiate a private settlement. Throughout, we help you determine the extent of your losses and demand suitable damages.
We also help individual clients with life insurance litigation, and disputes with insurance brokers.
Finally, we support clients in insurance class action disputes, in France and internationally.
Corporate Litigation
With years of experience representing top clients in France and abroad, our firm offers unparalleled expertise in managing nearly every form of corporate dispute, including:
- Shareholder disputes
- Joint venture disputes
- Post-acquisition disputes and warranty claims
- Business turnaround and insolvency proceedings
- Executive staff liability
Team
- Partners
- Senior Associates
- Associates
- Senior Counsels
- Counsels
- Working languages: French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic
Rewards
Practice well regarded for its litigation activity. Adept at handling proceedings on a range of corporate matters, including shareholders' disputes, contractual issues and unfair competition allegations. Knowledgeable in the defense, insurance and manufacturing industries. Regularly handles cross-border matters, advising clients from France as well as other jurisdictions.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Commercial Litigation
Tier 3/4
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
White-collar crime
Tier 2/4
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Compliance
Tier 1/3
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Compliance : Astrid Mignon Colombet
Hall of fame
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Compliance : Olivier Attias
Leading individual
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Compliance : Bernard Cazeneuve
Hall of fame
Option Droit & Affaires
Acquisition litigation
Tier 3/5
Option Droit & Affaires
Stock market and financial litigation
Tier 4/5
Option Droit & Affaires
International arbitration
Tier 3/5
Option Droit & Affaires
White-collar crime
Tier 2/5
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Industrial risks and insurance litigation
Recommended
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
White-collar crime
Excellent
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Compliance programs
Excellent
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
International and internal investigations
Excellent
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Commercial litigation
Leading
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Mediation
Leading
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Financial litigation an high balance sheet
Highly recommended
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
International arbitration
Highly recommended
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Product liability
Highly recommended
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Africa Desk – International arbitration and litigation
Recommended
Décideurs stratégie finance droit
Civil liability and financial risk
Highly recommended
"Practice well regarded for its litigation activity. Adept at handling proceedings on a range of corporate matters, including shareholders' disputes, contractual issues and unfair competition allegations. Knowledgeable in the defense, insurance and manufacturing industries. Regularly handles cross-border matters, advising clients from France as well as other jurisdictions."
"Sources praise the lawyers for their commercial awareness, with one remarking: "What I like is that they are committed to understanding our business, our values, and our commercial mindset.""
"Marie Danis of August Debouzy assists clients with ICC and OHADA arbitrations. She is also noted for acting on setting-aside proceedings."
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Litigation
Band 4
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Marie Danis
Band 4 (Litigation)
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Benjamin Van Gaver
Band 5 (Litigation)
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Astrid Mignon Colombet
Band 2 (Corporate Compliance & Investigations)
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Corporate Compliance & Investigations
Band 3
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Bernard Cazeneuve
Band 3 (Corporate Compliance & Investigations)
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Olivier Attias
Up and coming (Corporate Compliance & Investigations)
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023
Astrid Mignon Colombet
Band 3 (White-Collar Crime)
"Astrid Mignon Colombet joined August Debouzy from Soulez Larivière & Associés in January 2020. She has experience advising corporations and executives on white-collar crime cases."
"Astrid Mignon Colombet routinely assists clients with fraud and corruption issues as well as cross-border investigations. An interviewee notes: "She has great skills and she is very friendly.""
Chambers & Partners Global 2023
Litigation
Band 4
Chambers & Partners Global 2023
Marie Danis
Band 4 (Litigation)
Chambers & Partners Global 2023
Benjamin Van Gaver
Band 5 (Litigation)
Chambers & Partners Global 2023
Marie Danis
Band 5 (International arbitration)
Le Monde du Droit 2020
White-collar crime
Silver trophy
Le Monde du Droit 2020
Compliance
Silver trophy
Who's Who Legal
Marie Danis
Arbitration: Litigation
Who's Who Legal
Astrid Mignon Colombet
Business Crime Defence ; Investigations
• Marie Danis
• Benjamin van Gaver
• Bernard Cazeneuve
• Basile Ader
• Astrid Mignon Colombet
• Pierre Sellal
• Amélie Tripet
• Marie Valentini
• Olivier Attias
• Valérie Munoz-Pons
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